Adam-12

A spin-off of the popular NBC TV series DRAGNET!, Created and Produced by Jack Webb. After his partner is killed in a gun battle, Veteran Patrol Officer Pete Malloy, bitter and disillusioned, is teamed with an eager rookie partner, Jim Reed. Officer Malloy feeling responsible for his new partner, is determined to keep his new partner safe and alive. Stories involve daily assignments, close teamwork, and then-current law enforcement procedures right out of the files of the City of Los Angeles Police Department. The series featured real...
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A spin-off of the popular NBC TV series DRAGNET!, Created and Produced by Jack Webb. After his partner is killed in a gun battle, Veteran Patrol Officer Pete Malloy, bitter and disillusioned, is teamed with an eager rookie partner, Jim Reed. Officer Malloy feeling responsible for his new partner, is determined to keep his new partner safe and alive. Stories involve daily assignments, close teamwork, and then-current law enforcement procedures right out of the files of the City of Los Angeles Police Department. The series featured real department issue badges, vehicles and patrol markings, and Patrol Stations (Rampart & Central Division Headquarters). The series was endorsed & supported by the LAPD, and the series Director - Jack Webb upon his death in 1982, was buried with full LAPD honors. Mr. Webb was issued Sergeants Badge #714, the only badge ever issued to a civilian in history of the LAPD.

Seasons

Episodes

24

15 March 1972

Wednesday Warrior

23

08 March 1972

Eyewitness

22

01 March 1972

Who Won?

21

23 February 1972

Backup 1-L20

20

16 February 1972

Substation

19

09 February 1972

Mary Hong Loves Tommy Chen

18

02 February 1972

The Adoption

17

26 January 1972

The Parole Violator

16

19 January 1972

The Tip

15

02 January 1972

The Princess and the Pig

14

05 January 1972

Citizens All

13

29 December 1971

Pick-up

12

15 December 1971

The Dinosaur

11

08 December 1971

Assassination

10

24 November 1971

Day Watch

9

17 November 1971

Anniversary

8

10 November 1971

Ambush

7

03 November 1971

Truant

6

27 October 1971

The Ferret

5

20 October 1971

The Search

4

06 October 1971

The Radical

3

29 September 1971

The Grandmothers

2

22 September 1971

Million Dollar Buff

1

15 September 1971

Extortion

26

15 April 1971

Log 125: A Safe Job

25

01 April 1971

Log 88 - Reason to Run

24

18 March 1971

Log 106: Post Time

23

11 March 1971

Log 56: Vice Versa

It's a good news/bad news situation for Malloy. The good news is that it's his birthday. The bad news is that he forgot to renew his drivers license and must now let Reed drive Adam-12, something he was always nervous about. Also, during this day, the officers must deal with an unusual bank robbery, an abandoned baby, a woman who murdered her husband on their wedding anniversary and a drug dealer who uses an ice cream truck to sell marijuana and other drugs.
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22

04 March 1971

Log 16: A Child in Danger

21

25 February 1971

Log 164: The Poachers

20

18 February 1971

Log 76: The Militants

19

11 February 1971

Log 165: Once a Cop

18

04 February 1971

Log 36: Man Between

17

28 January 1971

Log 66: The Vandals

16

21 January 1971

Log 155: Internal Affairs - Blackmail

15

16 January 1971

Log 26: LEMRAS

14

09 January 1971

Log 115: Gang War

13

02 January 1971

Log 175: The Con Artists

12

26 December 1970

Log 85: Sign of the Twins

11

19 December 1970

Log 46: Pilgrimage

10

05 December 1970

Log 135: Arson

9

28 November 1970

Log 25: Indians

8

21 November 1970

Elegy for a Pig

In this documentary style episode, Malloy narrates the story of his best friend Officer Tom Porter, who was killed chasing a suspect. He talks about how he and Porter applied for and attended the academy together and their history as members of the force. It also looks at Porter's personal life including how he met his wife Marge on the day he applied for the force and the birth of his two children.
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7

07 November 1970

Log 75: Have a Nice Weekend

6

31 October 1970

Log 55: Missing Child

Malloy and Reed rescue a cat and birds from an elderly woman's good intentions, a man from being robbed by his nephew, get help investigating a missing girl with a band-aid on her right leg from the little girl who lives down the lane, and respond to a auto robbery turned homicide where Malloy convinces a Hispanic family that the US law will protect them.
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5

17 October 1970

Log 69: Cigarettes, Cars, and Wild, Wild Women

Malloy and Reed investigate a series of car thefts involving flustered, embarrassed male victims and scantily clad teenage girls working a strip joint for muscle cars. In between they stop an elderly woman with delusions of youth for running a red light, rescue a motorcycle thief from the feisty female owner, respond to a shut-in woman who believes she could be hallucinating only to find her nephew involved with hallucinogenics, and stop two men wheeling a large combination safe down the street.
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4

10 October 1970

Log 45: Bright Boy

Malloy and Reed have a monotonous day interrupted by two rambunctious female felonious joyriders, an exceptionally bright young boy with a photographic memory named Harold that clues them into a home burglary ring disguised as movers, respond to two paint-sniffing country bumpkins shooting rifles at a suspended box of dynamite, and check out a beauty school client who lodges a potentially explosive complaint. While at the station, Malloy and Reed decide to check in on Harold to discover he doesn't see the burglar's mugshot in the books. When they give Harold a ride home, Harold spots the burglar. Malloy and Reed make a successful, albeit bullet riddled, arrest and solve the crime while proving Harold's brilliance to the police department's doubting detectives.
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3

03 October 1970

Log 95: Purse Snatcher

Malloy and Reed assist Officer Brinkman in tracking down a serial purse-snatching gang led by a teen named Benji. Brinkman goes undercover in drag while Malloy, Reed, and Sgt. MacDonald monitor from unmarked cars. Once the gang is apprehended, Malloy takes on Benji's inattentive father who can't seem to get it through his thick skull that purse snatching is a serious crime. Returning from their two days off, they respond to a 2-11 in progress where they find the store owner hit by a bullet and Benji, who was released after only one day, wielding a gun. Armed and desperate, Benji holes up in an alley where Malloy, Reed and Benji's father try to talk him out. An emotional discussion between Benji and Dad reveal the heart of the troubled youth. Dad tries to disarm Benji, with shattering results.
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2

26 September 1970

Log 35: Easy, Bare Rider

1

19 September 1970

Log 174: Loan Sharks

Malloy and Reed blaze through a new opening credits sequence. They investigate the beatings of several people in a factory parking lot only to reveal a gambling/loan shark operation with the heavies working over those behind on their loan payments. One lone schoolboy stands up to the organization and commits himself to help the police and testify in court. Along their way they arrest an armed robber of a liquor store who out of guilt could only take $2 from the attendant, and was subsequently robbed himself.
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26

09 May 1970

Log 173: Shoplift

25

18 April 1970

Log 44: Attempted Bribery

24

04 April 1970

Log 144: Bank Robbery

Malloy and Reed respond to a domestic abuse call where they become the abused. Later they become suspicious of a man whose apartment has been burglarized, help a man who found the stolen hood and front fenders of his VW on another car, and complete their day catching bank robbers.
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23

04 April 1970

Log 134: Child Stealer

Once Malloy and Reed get an aggressive dog out of the squad, they investigate the kidnapping of a child by its father, contend with an elderly miser who attempts to pay a bill with trading stamps, capture an escaped convict on a bus, and rescue a liquor delivery man from two serial van hijackers.
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22

28 March 1970

Log 114: The Hero

Malloy and Reed respond to a fire where a young man, Lauro, saves a man trapped inside. When the police department and city wish to give him a citation, Lauro seems reluctant to receive it or any attention much to everyone's surprise. This raises questions in Malloy and Reed's minds so they pursue what is bothering Lauro. A concerned landlord reports suspicious in-activity from a tenant with heart trouble where Malloy and Reed arrive in time to give him CPR and save his life. Malloy attempts to keep his new hat clean, but finds it an impossibility.
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21

21 March 1970

Log 74: Light Duty

Malloy and Reed are on front desk duty because Malloy has a busted hand. A rally at a college campus gets rowdy requiring Reed to assist, leaving Malloy at the station desk worrying about Reed. Malloy's shift isn't all quiet as he captures two criminals who come in looking to see if their partner has been captured and other characters from LA-LA land.
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20

14 March 1970

Log 104: The Bomb

18

28 February 1970

Log 124: Airport

Malloy and Reed respond to a drunk who has stolen a plane for a joyride, look for a 17 year old runaway, receive a call for a 2-11 in progress where they encounter two armed robbers, and track down a stolen 3-ton safe containing $10k that was booby-trapped by the owner against safe crackers.
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17

14 February 1970

Log 24: A Rare Occasion

Malloy and Reed deal with a purse snatcher focused on being jailed in time for dinner, a young boy on drugs with his dealer out to kill him, while enduring worry and concern over two policemen friends hospitalized in critical care resulting from a crackup in a high speed pursuit.
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16

07 February 1970

Log 54: Impersonation

15

31 January 1970

Log 64: Bottom of the Bottle

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An alcoholic woman gets into a public fight with her estranged husband and her new boyfriend tries to kill her. In between, Malloy and Reed assists 2 "good samaritans" with a young woman who slashed her wrists.
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14

24 January 1970

Log 14: SWAT

13

10 January 1970

Log 34: Astro Division

12

03 January 1970

Log 43: Hostage

11

20 December 1969

Log 142: As High as You Are

10

13 December 1969

Log 143: Cave

9

29 November 1969

Log 123: Courtroom

8

22 November 1969

Log 93: Once a Junkie

7

08 November 1969

Log 63: Baby

Reed foolishly comes to work on the same day his wife is admitted to the hospital to give birth to their child. Reed continually attempts to contact his hospitalized wife but is always foiled by crime, timing or incompetence. Malloy just tries to get through the day.
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4

11 October 1969

Log 23: Pig Is a Three-Letter Word

A pair of black hoodlums shoot and kill a respected black couple during a grocery store robbery. Reed and Malloy sent in to capture the killers. They keep their cool, knowing that given the heightened racial tensions, the wrong thing said could spark deadly violence, and are assisted by a young resident who helps to keep the peace.
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3

04 October 1969

Log 52: Good Cop - Handle with Care

2

27 September 1969

Log 153: Find Me a Needle

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Reed and Mallow are working with detectives on the case of a serial killer who is preying on young girls that are hitchhiking.
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1

20 September 1969

Log 15: Exactly 100 Yards

26

05 April 1969

Log 22:...So This Little Guy Goes Into a Bar, and...

Log 92: Tell Him He Pushed a Little Too Hard

Two neighbors have started to feud over a jointly-owned motorboat. Malloy and Reed respond to several disputes at their home, with each neighbor becoming increasingly more frustrated and angry with the other at each turn. The officers warn the neighbors to settle the dispute before someone is seriously hurt. Alas, neither one heeds their advice and the situation ends in tragedy.
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Log 172: Boy, the Things You Do for the Job

Log 12: He Was Trying to Kill Me

Log 152: A Dead Cop Cant Help Anyone

Malloy tries to shield an impressionable Reed from fellow Officer Ed Wells, a shoot-first ask-questions-later style officer. Wells' reckless philosophy endangers his own safety when he responds to a neighborhood sniper, forcing Malloy and Reed to come to his rescue and stop the bad guy.
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Log 102: We Cant Just Walk Away from It

Log 73: Im Still a Cop

At college where he's taking a class, Malloy encounters resentment from Paul Banner and other radical students because he's a policeman. After arresting students at a sit-in at President Lane's office, Pete's new Mustang is trashed. Malloy and Lane later question the student who stole a timing device, who admits giving it to Banner. Malloy suspects Banner hid a bomb on campus and forces him to divulge its location. A few days later Pete is invited to a student meeting.
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Log 51: A Jumper, Code 2

Not long after an elderly woman insists that Reed and Malloy help adjust her television antenna, the officers are called to a high-rise hotel, where a suicidal man is determined to jump. Malloy incorrectly handles the situation and Mac harshly reprimands him the follow-up investigation.
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Log 112: You Blew It

Malloy and Reed conduct a traffic stop, but decide to let the man off with a warning before the NCIC check is completed. In their haste, they let a man wanted on armed robbery and weapons charges go free. The lieutenant calls the officers in to scold them for not going "by the book," particularly since another officer could have responded to the scene of what turned out to be a routine domestic dispute. Malloy and Reed must then put their being scolded behind them as they come up with a plan to nab the wanted criminal.
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Log 33: It All Happened So Fast

Log 62: Grand Theft Horse?

At roll call, officers are cautioned about phony calls related to armed robberies. Reed and Malloy try to track down a noise coming from their car when they get a call of a stolen horse. At the stables, the owner offers them the use of two horses, but reluctant to ride themselves, the officers enlist the help of two park rangers to corral the horse thief. Back on patrol, the car noise getting worse, Reed and Malloy respond to a motel where they help a distraught young woman who bought the line of a cad. After sunset, Malloy ignores a call and heads to nearby liquor stores where they find armed robbers making a getaway. Fired upon, they give chase and pull the two men from their burning car after it crashes. Talking it over afterward, Reed notices the noise is gone.
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Log 32: Jimmy Eisleys Dealing Smack

Reed volunteers to line up entertainment for the department party, just as Malloy needs to serve a subpoena on a famous singer. The team learns of a drug den from their informant and are handed the bust when detectives are too busy to look into it.
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Log 81

Log 122: Christmas - The Yellow Dump Truck

Log 61

Walters and Brinkman are on a roll lately and like to brag, much to the irritation of Reed. He and Malloy help them out by finishing one of their calls, then rescue a sick teenage girl and arrest the young man who took her in. Back on patrol, they meet an informant who gives them a tip on a big drug buy scheduled for 11pm. They give the info to Sgt. Miller who asks them to help in the bust. They banter with Walters and Brinkman during meal break then take a prowler call before it's time to set up for the big drug meet at 10pm. The bust is a bust and called off at 12:15am when nobody shows. The next day they find out Walters and Brinkman gave the buyer a traffic ticket at 10:30pm.
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Log 111: The Boa Constrictor

Log 132: Producer

Log 101: The Stolen Lawn

Reed gets Malloy to agree to an early dinner when his wife puts him on a low-cal diet. However, one after another event prevents them from going code 7 all night long. Events include the theft of a man's sod, stolen credit cards, and a suspected car theft.
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Log 72: El Presidente

Malloy teases Reed about calculating the cost of a new house while their first baby is still 6 months away. In the meantime they settle a domestic dispute between arguing neighbors, help a taxi driver that was just robbed, and a local man mistaken as the President by a group of rural Mexicans. Finally, they must arrest a psychotic shooter holed up in his house.
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Log 71: I Feel Like a Fool, Malloy

Reed & Malloy examine domestic disputes when the sergeant catches a black eye and they are called upon to stop a domestic dispute at an ashram. Later, a liquor store owner miscommunicates a robbery call and an elderly woman is mad at a neighbor's loud music until she learns there was a deadly accident. Each time the officers think first and act second.
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Log 161: And You Want Me to Get Married?

While Jim and Pete discuss their recent double-date, Malloy complains how his latest girlfriend is now hinting for marriage. Between their social chatter, they resolve a liquor store robbery, rescue a woman and baby from a hillside crash, intervene with a marital couple disturbing their entire neighborhood, and enjoy lunch at a place with cute waitresses.
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Log 91: Youre Not the First Guys Had the Problem

Log 131: Reed, the Dicks Have Their Jobs, and We Have Ours

Malloy teaches raw rookie Reed about the job that Detectives play when a murder scene must be secured and turned over. Reed learns to be content with his role and responsibilities in a uniformed radio car when they arrest fleeing fugitives.
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3

05 October 1968

Log 11: Its Just a Little Dent, Isnt It?

2

28 September 1968

Log 141: The Color TV Bandit

Malloy and Reed learn of a serial home burglar stealing color TV sets. They stumble upon the suspect's car with unusual results. Also, Reed must come to terms with his anger over a drug using mother that endangered her children to score more dope.
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21 September 1968

Log 1: The Impossible Mission

Pete Malloy, a six year veteran of the L.A.P.D., plans on quitting the force after his partner is killed. However, prior to his handing in his resignation he is to break in rookie officer Jim Reed on his first night on the force. During what would be the first patrol of their seven year partnership the two officers deal with a hysterical woman who thinks her son's salamander has crawled down the back of her dress, a pair of liquor store robbers, a baby in distress and a group of trigger happy teenagers.
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